CCTV News: In Hongling Valley, Shapingba, Chongqing, the flower sea lantern festival was created for the first time this year. A total of more than 1 million tulips of different varieties are scattered all over the mountains and fields. The gorgeous lanterns in the flowers form a unique spring night view of flowers, attracting many tourists.
The sea of flowers seen on the scene is composed of more than 1 million tulip flowers, with more than 50 varieties. Among the sea of flowers, various lamps are dotted with, some are like grass, some are like bamboo, blending with the sea of flowers, and the scattered round lamps are looming.
You can also enjoy the lanterns in the jungle next to the sea of flowers. The light sets in insect shapes such as "dragonflies" and "butterflies" are not only realistic in shape, but also flap their wings, as if dancing in the jungle. Colorful lamps in lollipops and fruit candy shapes are hung on the branches, with different shapes and colorful colors. Walking in the forest, looking up, the warm lights are like dreams and illusions.
In order to enrich the viewing experience of citizens and tourists, the scenic spot also holds folk activities and intangible cultural heritage performances from time to time. For example, ironwork, fire pot, fire stick, fire knife performance, etc. The sparks that the performers hit the sky and the sea of flowers on the ground complement each other, creating a lively and festive atmosphere.
Guangdong: High-speed rail helps flower viewing tours. The "spring economy" heats up again
As Guangdong's railway network becomes denser, taking the high-speed rail to enjoy flowers in spring is gradually becoming a new hot spot in the tourism market.
Departing from Guangzhou, it takes only about 2 hours to take the high-speed rail to reach many surrounding cities such as Meizhou, Shantou, and Heyuan. These cities also have rich flower resources and beautiful natural landscapes. In Yinna Mountain in Meizhou City, thousands of cherry blossoms bloom in competition, and pink and white petals intertwined each other, as gorgeous as dreamy clouds, drawing together a vivid picture of spring full of the garden. Similarly, in the Dancheon Ecological Park in Shantou City, various flowers compete for beauty, forming a colorful sea of flowers, as if they were carefully painted by nature.
In a flower field in Heyuan City, hundreds of acres of rapeseed flowers also quietly bloomed, attracting many tourists to come and see the infinite charm of spring. At the same time, convenient transportation has also given birth to "high-speed rail flower viewing tour", which not only drives the development of local catering, accommodation and other industries, but also injects new vitality into the local spring economy.
Luoping, Yunnan: Tourists enjoy flowers and scenery, giving birth to a variety of business formats
With nearly one million acres of rapeseed flowers, Luoping, Yunnan has attracted a large number of tourists to come for a trip to see the scenery, and it has also given birth to a variety of business formats, and tourists and villagers share the economy of flower viewing.
On February 28, the Y492 "Year-Longing" flower viewing train carrying 245 passengers drove out of Kunming Station for the first time this year. This customized tourism train will be held once a week during the flower viewing period of Luoping rape flowers. It departs from Kunming on Friday night and arrives in Luoping on Saturday morning to start its weekend flower viewing journey.
In the continuous sea of golden flowers, smelling the refreshing fragrance of flowers and drinking a cup of fragrant coffee is also a romantic enjoyment exclusive to spring. This sea of flowers not only attracts tourists, but also becomes a "fragment choice" for mobile coffee cart operators. They parked their mobile camper in designated areas in advance, and sold coffee to tourists while enjoying their lives.
Huang Xinya from Guizhou and her boyfriend have been paying attention to the weather after the Spring Festival. After coming to Luoping a week ago, they stayed here. Although the flowering season is not yet reached, their coffee cart business is booming, and they can sell sixty or seventy cups a day for a long time.
In addition to providing tourists with bicycles and trains suitable for viewing, the local area also organizes villagers to change the ox carts and horse carriages they usually work into "sightseeing floats" while the flowers are blooming, increasing tourists' experience and fun.
From "Growing crops" to "Growing scenery", with nearly one million acres of rapeseed flowers, in recent years, while building a health resort, Luoping County has also held various outdoor activities to further stimulate cultural and tourism consumption. According to statistics, the local area received a total of 5.08 million tourists in 2024, and achieved a total tourism expenditure of 5.45 billion yuan. Affected by the cold wave this year, the flowering period was delayed by about half a month compared with previous years. It is expected to last until the end of March, and the number of tourists will reach 5.3 million.
Ningshan, Shaanxi: Plum blossoms are appreciated in Meizi Town, with an average of 10,000 tourists per day
In Meizi Town, Ningshan County, Ankang City, Shaanxi, tourists savor plum blossoms in groups of three or three in the forest. In recent years, Meizi Town has vigorously developed the "flower economy". In recent days, the daily number of tourists has been received by around 10,000 people.
In recent years, Meizi Town has vigorously developed the "flower economy" and created a rural tourism destination integrating flower viewing, leisure and vacation, which has driven the development of related industries. At present, the town has grown to more than 20 homestays and farm stays. It is understood that in recent days, the daily number of tourists received by Ziwu Meiyuan has been around 10,000.
